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The Liga Femenina de Baloncesto, also known as Liga Femenina Endesa for sponsorship reasons, is the highest level of league competition for women's basketball in Spain. It is the women's equivalent of the men's Liga ACB and is run by the Spanish Basketball Federation. The league was founded in 1964 and is played under FIBA rules.
The 2024–25 Liga Femenina de Baloncesto, also known as Liga Femenina Endesa for sponsorship reasons, is the 62nd season of the Spanish basketball women's league. It started on 4 October 2024 with the first round of the regular season and will end at the latest on 17 May 2025 with the finals.
Liga Femenina de Baloncesto, organized by the Spanish Basketball Federation and composed by 14 teams. Liga Femenina 2, composed by 28 teams divided into two groups and also organized by the Spanish Basketball Federation. Primera División Femenina, where teams are divided into several inter-Regional groups.
Spain women's basketball team played their first official game in Malgrat de Mar, Barcelona, against Switzerland on 16 June 1963, losing 31–40. [3] They won their first game against the same team two days later, 47–39. It would take six years to play another international friendly game, losing to Cuba 50–70 on 28 September 1969. [4]
Basketball is the second most popular sport in Spain, directly behind association football. The top Spanish League, Liga ACB , is a member of ULEB , and the top Spanish League teams can compete in Europe, most notably in the Euroleague and Eurocup , and also under the FIBA Europe umbrella, in the FIBA Europe Cup .
The Primera División works similar to the Tercera Federación of Spanish football. It is the fifth tier as well and it is divided into fifteen groups, corresponding to the Autonomous communities of Spain excepting one of the groups that is shared by Basque Country , La Rioja and Navarre .
Teams in this league are divided into two groups by geographical criteria. The top four teams of each one, qualify to the promotion playoffs. In these playoffs, the qualified teams are divided into two groups of four teams, where the two top teams qualify to the Finals.
The Primera FEB, formerly known as LEB or LEB Oro, is the second basketball division of the Spanish basketball league system after the Liga ACB. It is run by the FEB. The FEB leagues are divided into three categories (the other two are the Segunda FEB and the Tercera FEB). The league was founded in 1996 and is played under FIBA rules.